Llewellyn's Truth About Shamans

By Amber Wolfe

Shamanism is an ancient system of spirituality that dates from the earliest beginnings of humanity. This book is designed to give you some of the basic ideas and techniques of shamanism:

Lakota wisdom
Power objects
Altered states of consciousness
Shamanic healing
Spirit walks
Harmony with the Universe
Methods for entering the shamanic worlds
Divination through elements in nature 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
• Release date: Jul 8, 2013
• ISBN: 9780738738550

Amber Wolfe

Amber Wolfe is a master-level educator and psychotherapist in private practice. She follows an American Shamanic path, using the wisdoms found in the Celtic forms of Craft, Church, and myth that are her heritage. She also honors the sacred teachings of Native American medicine elders who have shared their knowledge of the nature of this land. Amber Wolfe calls herself a Ban Drui, a term that has several meanings. Among them are Wise Woman, Druidess, White Oak Woman, and (as described by William Butler Yeats) a "Faerie Doctor." These titles represent her style as a writer, teacher, and therapist, whose work emphasizes the magick qualities of self-transformation and personal evolution.

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Amber Wolfe is a master-level educator and psychotherapist in private practice. She follows an American Shamanic path, using the wisdoms found in the Celtic forms of Craft, Church, and myth that are her heritage. She also honors the sacred teachings of Native American medicine elders who have shared their knowledge of the nature of this land. She calls herself a Ban Drui, a term that has several meanings. Among them are Wise Woman, Druidess, White Oak Woman, and (as described by William Butler Yeats) a Faerie Doctor.

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THE PATH OF THE SHAMAN—THEN AND NOW

I recently heard a wonderfully simple definition of the word shaman. It was: "A shaman is one who helps people in their dealings with the other worlds."

These other worlds are the realms above, beyond, and deep within the experiences of our lives. These are the realms of spiritual, psychic vision and of pure, natural Earth energies. In shamanism, these worlds were traditionally represented as the upper world of the sky, or spirit levels, and the lower worlds of Earth and Nature.